UF Department of Psychiatry members present at the AAGP Annual Meeting

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry’s (AAGP) 2015 Annual Meeting was held March 27-30 at the Marriott in New Orleans, LA. The AAGP Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatric mental health care, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging and mental health and models of care. The theme of this years meeting was “Inter-professional Practice: Working Together to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults.”

On Monday March 30, 2015 representatives from the University of Florida presented “Opiate Use Disorders and Pain in the Elderly: Integrating Care with the Pain Specialist” The presenters included Uma Suryadevara, MD, Gabriel Pauilan, MD, Christopher Ong, MD, and Yuliet Sanchez-Rivero, MD. Chronic pain is one of the most common disorders in the elderly and is closely associated with physical and emotional dysfunction. Management of pain is often challenging given the thin line between addiction and treatment of pain. This session helped providers learn how to screen for addiction and then to address pain and addiction issues effectively.

A medical expert in addiction medicine is a physician who has the clinical experience, academic training and certification to form an expert, objective medical opinion in cases involving alcohol and drugs or other addictive behaviors (i.e. gambling, sex, etc.). The applications of forensic addictionology are widespread in both the civil and criminal proceedings.

A forensic addictionologist integrates his clinical experience with his knowledge of medicine, mental health and the neurosciences to answer questions related to how a particular addiction can influence behavior. Our expert gathers and analyzes extensive, relevant data to formulate an opinion. This opinion is objectively presented by written report, deposition and courtroom testimony, as necessary.

Pain Medicine

An expert in pain medicine is a physican who has the clinical experience, academic training and certification to form an expert opinion in cases involving the evaluation and management of acute and chronic pain as it relates to both criminal and civil proceedings.

A forensic pain medicine physician integrates his knowledge of pain and pharmacology to answer questions related to how chronic pain and its treatment can influence cognition and behavior. Our experts review medical records, depositions and other documents; perform evaluations of the plaintiff; and consult with the attorneys with respect to the merits and vulnerabilities of the case from a medicolegal perspective. In some cases, the forensic expert may assist by reviewing relevant scientific literature for the attorneys or offer advice with respect to other forensic experts who might be recruited.

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Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:11:29 +0000http://com-psychiatry.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?page_id=193We would like to take this opportunity to acquaint you with patient services in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida. The Department of Psychiatry provides comprehensive psychiatric services to all age groups. Various services are located at Shands at UF, UF Health at Springhill, UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital, UF Health Springhill Health Center, and the UF Health Florida Recovery Center. Thank you for your interest in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida.